Mike Tree Email & Phone Number

Mooresville, North Carolina

- Computational Fluid Dynamics consulting services

Atlanta, Ga

Surgical Planning Consulting◦ Interfaced with surgical team to brainstorm, develop, and test surgical options◦ Prepared and executed patient-specific CFD simulations of surgical optionsSt. Jude Medical Consulting◦ Built experimental circulation model; tested CardioMEMS HF System for FDA approval◦ Reported results to St. Jude Medical engineersVentricular Assist Device Consulting◦ Tested existing ventricular assist devices for use in alternate circulatory system locations for both Heartware Circulite and Design Mentor Ventriflow◦ Reported results to client companiesThesis: The Effect of Respiration, Exercise, and Pulsatility on In Vitro Fontan Hemodynamics◦ Designed and developed Fontan in vitro flow loop◦ Verified design met patient-specific conditions◦ Conducted cardiovascular fluids experiments: hemodynamic and velocity field measurements◦ Defended results to peers and subject expertsSPhERe Lab -- Dr. Caroline Genzale• Designed, built, and tested pressurized experimental diesel spray apparatus for novel rate of momentum tests

Provo, Ut

• Developed and machined flapping flight mechanism for wing path optimization study

Provo, Ut

• Instructed students in LabVIEW use • Taught lab section for groups of 15 students

Provo, Ut

• Instructed students as expert machinist• Taught lab section for groups of 20 students

Provo, Ut

• Collected pressure, flow, temperature, and emissions data inside diesel engine• Performed thermodynamic analysis of data with and without fuel additives• Contributed to consultation report

Managed team of fellow studentsDesigned and built thrust measurement deviceConducted experiments in wind tunnel and analyzed data

Provo, Ut

Automobile Litigation Consulting ◦ collected vehicle accident site data with surveying total station; mapped in AutoCAD◦ constructed figures and models for litigation presentations

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

The Effect of Respiration, Exercise, and Pulsatility on In Vitro Fontan Hemodynamics

Bs, Mechanical Engineering